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John Leigh 1640–1704 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 May 1640

Birth Location: Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 2 Apr 1704

Death Location: Manchester, St Mary, St Denys and St George, Lancashire, England

Father: Thomas Leigh

Mother: Anne Hungerford

Spouse(s): Susannah Downes

Children(s): Elizabeth Leigh, Cornelius Leigh, William Leigh, Mary Leigh, James Leigh, Sarah Leigh, John Leigh, Martha Leigh

John Leigh was born in 1640 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, the child of Thomas H Leigh And Anne Joanne Hungerford. John Leigh married Susannah Downes, and had children including Cornelius Leigh, Elizabeth Leigh, James Leigh, John Leigh, Martha Leigh, Mary Leigh, Sarah Leigh, William Leigh. John Leigh passed away in 1704 in Manchester, St Mary, St Denys and St George, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • John Leigh was born in 1640 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, the child of Thomas H Leigh And Anne Joanne Hungerford.
  • John Leigh married Susannah Downes, and had children including Cornelius Leigh, Elizabeth Leigh, James Leigh, John Leigh, Martha Leigh, Mary Leigh, Sarah Leigh, William Leigh.
  • John Leigh passed away in 1704 in Manchester, St Mary, St Denys and St George, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Leigh's Ancestors

Self
John Leigh
1640–1704
Birth Place: Rochdale, Lancashire, England
Parents
Thomas H Leigh
1600–1671
Colchester, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Anne (Joanne) Hungerford
1615–1684
Farleigh-Hungerford Castle, Somerset, England
Grandparents
Eleanor (Fitz Uryan Rhys \ Ris \) Rice
1570–1618
Oswestry Parish, Morton Regis, Shropshire, England
Sir (Knight Anthony Hungerford) 2nd
1567–1627
Burton Black, Thornton In Lonsdale, West Riding, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Fitzuryan
1550–1592
Katherine McWORTH
1547–1586
Anthony Knight
1540–1594
Bridget Shelley
1536–1586
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Hungerford
1513–1582
Lady Fettiplace
1514–1585
John Sir
1508–1565
Lady (Shelley)(Guilford))
1504–1558

John Leigh's Descendants

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John Leigh (31 May 1640–2 Apr 1704) m. Susannah Downes (1643–1723)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Leigh 1675–1744 m. 2-Capt (Richard Ball, Capt) (1675-1726) 1675–1726
    1. 1. Mary (Daniel) White 1690–1767
      1. 1. Mary (Osborn) Ball 1733–1816
        1. 1. Mary (Ball) Brown 1756–1816 m. James Sodowski\Sandusky 1748–1819
  2. 2. Cornelius Leigh 1673–1676
  3. 3. William Leigh 1686–
  4. 4. Mary Leigh 1678–
  5. 5. James Leigh 1683–
  6. 6. Sarah Leigh 1673–
  7. 7. John Leigh 1674–
  8. 8. Martha Leigh 1693–

John Leigh's Timeline

4 Records

1640
31 May 1640
Birth of John Leigh in Rochdale, Lancashire, England
Rochdale, Lancashire, England
1640
31 May 1640
John Leigh was baptized in Rochdale, St Chad, Lancashire, England
Rochdale, St Chad, Lancashire, England
1704
2 Apr 1704
Age 64
Death of John Leigh in Wrenbury, Cheshire, England
Wrenbury, Cheshire, England
1704
2 Apr 1704
Age 64
Burial of John Leigh in Manchester, St Mary, St Denys and St George, Lancashire, England
Manchester, St Mary, St Denys and St George, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 May 1640
    Event Place: Rochdale, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 31 May 1640
    Event Place: Rochdale, St Chad, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Manchester, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials
    [2] England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1704
    Event Place: Wrenbury, Cheshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Manchester, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1573-1812 (Cathedral)
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1704
    Event Place: Manchester, St Mary, St Denys and St George, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Manchester, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1573-1812 (Cathedral)

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